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Gallery: Celebrity tattoos

Somebody got a tattoo of Kris Jenner's face, but the dude has a good excuse. Rob Kardashian, Jenner's son, revealed his ink during an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. (He later Tweeted a photo of the piece, which you can see above.) The portrait is a tribute to his dear old mom. The lone male Kardashian has a tattoo of his late father on his other arm.

Scarlett Johansson showed off her new ink on the red carpet while promoting The Avengers. Her tattoo is a rosary-style braclet with the words "I [heart] NY"

Miley Cyrus went to Studio City Tattoo on Feb. 19, 2012 and got the phrase "Love Never Dies" on the inside of her left bicep.

Rihanna Tweeted photos of herself at Mark Mahoney's tattoo parlor on Jan. 24, 2012. It appears that she got the Tupac-inspired "Thug Life" on her hands in pink ink, as well as something on her back. She later Tweeted, "I'm thinking I shoulda got a tear drop instead!!! #THUGLIFE maybe next time"

18-year-old Disney starlet Demi Lovato has been spotted with wrist tattoos that when combined read "Stay Strong." Lovato showed off her ink to fans in a Cambio web broadcast in March, and explained that she added a special tribute to fans who supported her while she underwent treatment for emotional issues in rehab. "The journey that I went through and the support of my fans was so meaningful to me that I wanted to thank my fans in a way that I know can never be forgotten," she said in the video. "So I went ahead and I got a little heart tattoo on my wrist."

Avril Lavigne alerted all of her Twitter followers that she was getting inked. "I'm getting a [expletive] neck tattoo," the pop star Tweeted March 12, 2011, sharing a few pictures of the process -- and the neck tattoo, in question, a safety pin. As for why Lavigned opted to get that particular image inked on herself, she wrote that it "comes in handy all the time, it can hurt you, but at the same time keep you together, safety first!" It's not the first tattoo for the singer. Among her many tatts, she has the F-word inked on her ribcage.

One of the more bizarro details of Charlie Sheen's media meltdown is his collection of tattoos. During one of his Sheen's Korner Ustream broadcasts, Sheen debuted a new tattoo -- the word "Winning" -- which he'd inked on his wrist. During one of his radio rants to The Alex Jones show, Sheen explained the significance of one of the tattoos on his chest, a bloody apple inked under a banner reading "death from above." "[It's] the banner from the death card that Kilgore [from Apocalypse Now] is throwing on his victims, but there's also falling from it, is the apple from The Giving Tree. There's my life. Deal with it."

Vanessa Hudgens debuted her first tattoo -- a butterfly -- while visiting the Late Show with David Letterman. There to promote her flick Beastly, Hudgens explained that "It was very last minute, but I’ve actually wanted it for years. A butterfly landed on my mom’s stomach a week before I was born and that’s how I got my name, because Vanessa means butterfly -- it’s a Latin derivative." She went on: "It’s my very first tattoo, and I kind of feel like a badass now!"

Just like a "cool mom" from 1992, Miley Cyrus has a dreamcatcher tattooed on her torso. It's the fifth tattoo for the teen star, and as one of her pals told People, "It's a picture of the dream catcher that hangs over her bed with four feathers to represent her four brothers and sisters. ... The dream catcher is to protect them."

Miley Cyrus shows off her 'Just Breathe' tattoo. It is reportedly a tribute to a friend who died of cystic fibrosis. She also has the word 'Love' tattooed on her ear, a heart and cross on her fingers, and a dream catcher on her ribcage.

Megan Fox? Hot. Marilyn Monroe? Hot. Marilyn Monroe's face on Megan Fox's forearm? Not so much, which may be why she's having it removed. She also has a tattoo on her ribcage that she got in honour of Mickey Rourke. It reads: "Those who danced were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."

Angelina Jolie's tattoos include the co-ordinates of her adopted children's homeland on her arm, a large Asian tiger on her back, "Know Your Rights" on the back of her neck, an "h" for her brother on her wrist, a Tennesse Williams verse on her arm, and the Latin for "What nourishes me also destroys me" on her stomach.

Angelina Jolie smiles while getting a tattoo of a tiger from Thai tattoo master, Sompong Kanphai at an apartment in Bangkok in July 2004.

Rihanna has a Pisces sign behind her right ear, a music note on her ankle, stars on the nape of her neck, a star in her left ear, a Sanskirt prayer tattoo going down her hip, and guns on the sides of her ribcage. She also has the words "rebelle fleur" on her neck (which we think is supposed to mean "rebel flower," but someone forgot to tell her that in French, adjectives typically follow the nouns they modify, so it should be "fleur rebelle").

Katy Perry's tattoo reads Anuugacchati Pravaha, which means Go With The Flow. Russell Brand has a similar one.

Lindsay Lohan has "shhh" on her finger, a small star on her hand, "La Bella Vita" on her hip, and "BREATHE" on her wrist.

Hayden Panettiere's tattoo is supposed to say 'vivere senza rimpianti', which means 'no regrets' in Italian. But it's misspelled as 'vivere senza rimipianti'. Do you think she regrets not double-checking the correct spelling before getting inked?

The tattoo on Lady Gaga's shoulder is in honour of legendary Japanese photographer Araki, while the one on her inner arm is a tribute to her favorite writer, Rainer Maria Rilke.

Jessica Alba has the Sanskrit character for lotus flower on her wrist.

Among Johnny Depp's many tattoos, he has a sunset and the word 'Jack' on his right arm, and the words 'Winona Forever' for ex-girlfriend Winona Ryder, which he has changed to 'Wino Forever.'

Lenny Kravitz's tattoos include a cross on his arm and a dragon on his shoulder.

Nicole Richie has angel wings on her shoulder blades.

David Beckham has an angel on his arm with the words "In the Face of Adversity," a crucifixion scene on his back, his three son's names, and his wife Victoria's name in Hindi.

Christina Ricci has a lion's face on her shoulder.

Pink has multiple tattoos, including an angel, a dragon, a cat, two dog tags, a star, a frog and portraits of her dog.

Sienna Miller has three small stars on right shoulder to represent love, honor and trust.

Eva Longoria has her wedding date in roman numerals on the inside of her right wrist and a cross on the small of her back.

Britney Spears has a daisy on her foot, a small fairy on her lower back, a Chinese symbol on her stomach, a cross on her hip, dice on her wrist, a star on her hand and lips on her wrist.

Charlize Theron has a flower on her ankle.

Pamela Anderson has barbed wire on her arm and a tribal tattoo on her back, among others.

Gisele Bundchen has a star on the inside of her wrist.

Carmen Electra has her wedding date, Eleven XXII, to Dave Navarro tattooed on her wrist.

Christina Aguilera has the words "Te Amo Siempre" on her left arm, "I am to my beloved what my beloved is to me" on the small of her back. She also has a tattoo above her left hip; one on her left wrist, and "Xtina" on the back of her neck.

Amber Tamblyn has a fairy on her foot.

Drew Barrymore has a cross on her ankle. She also has a butterfly on her stomach, angels on her back and a moon on her ankle.

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